Etymology

crafter

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Today it means: Someone who participates in a particular handicraft, either as a hobby or as a small business Full definition →

English craft ← Middle English craft ← Old English cræft
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*krafjaną
  2. Proto-Germanic*kraftuz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*kraftu
  4. Old Englishcræft
  5. Middle Englishcraft
  6. Englishcraft
  7. English todaycrafter

From craft + -er.

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